From the article: Keeping Exotic Birds Warm During Winter
There are as many methods for keeping parrots and other exotic birds warm during winter as there are stars in the sky -- but the fact is that many popular heating methods that work for people will not work for birds for one reason or another. For example, many space heaters contain teflon, a substance known to cause sudden death in parrots. How do you provide safe winter heating for your pet bird? Share your answers below and check out how other readers are keeping their parrots toasty and warm this winter. Share Your Answer!
Keeping parrot warm
- Has anyone checked how much temperatures Barry in the tropics and Africa? I am almost certain, nights are cooler, it could be rainy, or blistering hot. I let it be cold at night for this reason and carry humidity during day.
- —Guest John
how to keep your bird warm
- so i have a budige and my dad is getting me another one beacuse we go out alot and my budige needs company ok anyways what you should do is put a blanket on top of the cage avoid getting a triangle cage get a square one so yeah and it would be warm too i had my budige for 1 month so yeah this meathod works fine
- —Guest vanessa
Caging your amazons
- Does anyone have an opinion on keeping two male yellow nape amazons in same cage
- —Guest Monica
Warm with an electric light or - part 2.
- continued from part 1. -is too strong. WARNING NOTE! Remember that these lights, (both kinds) can get very HOT! DO NOT touch these lights with your hands when they are on or immediately after you have switched them off, they will burn your skin! DO NOT allow the light bulb or lamp to touch the cage or anything else, leave plenty of air space between the lamp and household furnishings to avoid starting a FIRE. Note; Don’t use a light that is too powerful. Remember to leave a gap between the light and everything else. Check the cage temperature before you retire for the evening, you would want to over heat (roast) your beloved pet. Don’t locate the electrical plugs, fittings, wires and bulb where water might fall or be flicked on them and lastly, if you are going to use an electric light to heat a cage on a regular basis, you will find it easier to suspend the cage above the lamp. In the worst case scenario where there is a long power outage you may have to cuddle your pet to you.
- —Guest Dan
Warm with an electric light or computer.
- Hi, I have an Indian Ring-neck parrot which normally flies free during the day but at dusk it goes back into a smallish circular cage. I work as a software developer from a home office and am located in a part of the country that has a moderate climate where temperatures very rarely drop below freezing. The following works best for smallish birds in a small cage. On cool winter evenings I cover the cage with a heaver cover than I would use in the summer and if it very cold at night I leave the cage near or above a running computer which serves to warm the air. This works just fine but if you can’t do this an ordinary electric light bulb placed just below the cage will work well. A heat lamp that you might use in a bathroom for example is better if it is really cold. I have used a desk lamp under the cage which was propped up with a few bricks on a table as a short term fix when nothing else was available. You will be surprised just how warm this method is so don’t use a light -
- —Guest Dan
KEEP MY COCKATIELS NICE AND WARM
- i suggest getting one of those back pain rubber pouch you put how water or cold i would put some hot water and put on top of cage then i cover the cage keep some of the sides open for breathing and boom perfect
- —Guest bird hugger
idea ti keep warm
- I just moved from SoCal where my Amazon was in a sunroom and gas hot air heat. Now in NEPA and am fearful of power outages in winter. I have one of those inverters, but not sure it can handle an electric load. I picked up a case of those pocket hand warmers at the local Sam's. I figured I will try those in a pinch. Not directly on the bird or it will cook. Perhaps in a glove or other covering. That's my plan anyway...I dont think the leave toxic fumes.
- —Guest parrotpal
Safe Ways to Keep Parrots Warm During Wi
- I have two Quaker parrots. One is 25 years old and fragile. Jer cage is snuggled in a down blanket so no drafts can get to her. A small circulating oil heater sits below her cage and keeps her toasty warm at night. I plan to purchase a small heated perch for her for traveling. My second Quaker is also covered and warmed by a heater.
- —lynn3702
Does gas fire emit fumes?
- Does a gas fireplace emit fumes if the power goes out and we want to use it to keep our cockatiel warm?
- —Guest Bird Lover
using a heating blanket
- I've been using a heating blanket over my conures cage. it gets 40 degrees at night somtimes and I fear the wood stove will not keep her warma all night. Just 3 weeks ago I thought she was sick, I took her to the dr and we got antibiotics... I think she was cold. Im just wondering if anybody else thinks a electric blanket is safe?
- —Guest Kim Calvert
warm bird
- i keep my bird covered we had 3 bird and i cryed like a baby they all died do u no it was from teflon fumes we had new teflon panns and my boyfriend cooked in the oven and burned the food and from the burning of the bew pans it killed my birds he bought me a new bird now im caushest in the winter it gets cold we have oli heat forced air do u think it would hurt maybe to put a heating pad under the cage on low n cover them when its cold please help.
- —Guest jeannie
heated blanket
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- —Guest james
Go camping
- I have a sun conure, and this might not work well with all birds, but my birdie sleeps in a little tent. the tents are actually meant for small types of monkeys, but my sun conure, Astro, loves his. Also makes him feel safe! :)
- —Guest tweety
Heated Perch For Birds
- I use K&H Thermo Perch for my BH Pionus...the perch varies the temp in diff sections enabling your bird to self regulate its temp when it wants to. Do not mess with existing perch solutions and add this in addition too so your bird can choose what it wants when it wants it. Birds feet are like humans heads in that the highest percentage of heat is lost through their feet. A heated perch is the best solution as such. And inexpensive. $30-$50 depending on size...shop around on the web and you will find a bargain.
- —Guest FinGurBang
Safe ways to keep bird warm in winter
- I keep my umbrella cockatoo (Capt. Johnny) warm by keeping a large down comforter over the cage. I also have a special infrared lamp I bought at the pet shop. His cage is stainless steel and 72" high so it is important that I also place a fleece throw with the comforter
- —Guest Sara Green
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